Butterfly sightings for August 2012
Aug 1 2012 |
Peter Thornquist
Location: River Hills on the Milwaukee River
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Aug 1 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Franzoi Park, Town of Neenah
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Aug 1 2012 |
Sylvia Edlebeck
Location: UW-Madison campus
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Aug 1 2012 |
Lester Doyle
Location: Mackenzie Environmental Center Poynette, Columbia Co. WI 8.1.12
I took a lot of pictures of this butterfly, and just realized tonight that this was a Gray Comma after going through my newly purchased "Butterflies of the North Woods". |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 1 2012 |
Jym Mooney
Location: Riveredge Nature Center, Newburg
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Aug 1 2012 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Shea Prairie and A to Z Farm.
Up to 7 Black Swallowtails were puddling with an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Only a few minutes at A to Z. A Lady and a lesser fritillary vanished without a trace. |
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Aug 1 2012 |
Dorothy Legler
Location: Sauk City
The snout was seen outside Ace hardware store. The Question Mark was in my yard. |
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Aug 1 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Herziger Farm Retention Pond
Owned by the Town of Neenah. About 9:00 to 9:30. Everything was sprayed and dead except the very edge of the pond. |
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Aug 1 2012 |
Judith Huf
Location: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Nothing noteworthy in the world of Lepidoptera today. But I saw this beautiful small beetle on a Milkweed plant. I think it is a Chrysochus auratus or a Dogbane Beetle. |
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Aug 2 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Mack Wildlife Area
Bischcoff and Herman Rds. Overcast with some sprinkles. 8:30-10:45. Quite a few shorebirds including a lot of Lesser Yellowlegs. |
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Aug 2 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: My Yard and Marsh
82 degrees and sunny. (After the rain.) 4-6:15 PM. Got to see a Harvester laying eggs. |
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Aug 2 2012 |
Jym Mooney
Location: Havenwoods State Forest, Milwaukee
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Aug 2 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Franzoi Park, Town of Neenah
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Aug 2 2012 |
Stan Rehm
Location: Schluckebier Prairie
Also several unidentified sulphurs and blues, but overall quite diminished lep population on a prairie with very sparse flora compared to previous years. |
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Aug 2 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Outagamie Wildlife Area
10:45 to Noon. Overcast with some sprinkles. Walked the dike 1/4 mile south from the southmost paking lot on highway M. |
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Aug 3 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Killsnake Wildlife Area, Collins Marsh
Osprey nest at Collins. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 3 2012 |
Armund Bartz
Location: Bauer Brockway Barrens State Natural Area
A little slim for this property but fresh Leonard's was a great find. |
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Aug 3 2012 |
armund bartz
Location: Palm Road barrens-1/4 mile west of hwy K along Palm Rd.
Just a quick stop to check the blazingstar plants at a restoration site for Leonard's Skipper. The stop was a success and added another great conservative butterfly to the list for the site that also includes Dusted Skipper and Gorgone Checkerspot. Hopefully I can add phlox moth next year! |
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Aug 3 2012 |
Jym Mooney
Location: Rountree Branch Nature Trail, Platteville
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Aug 3 2012 |
Daniel Keach
Location: Town of Monroe near Lake Petenwell
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 3 2012 |
Judith Huf
Location: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
I walked the upper meadows this morning. Wednesday, I only walked the area near Lake Michigan. It is interesting to see how different the butterflies are in the 2 areas. Southward bird migration is already starting: saw a couple of different Warbler species which nest north of here in the summer. I was also entertained by a newly fledged Robin who posed for me while his nearby parent chided me for coming so close. |
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Aug 3 2012 |
John Davis
Location: my backyard in Prairie du Chien
bright sunny day high 80's, humid with no wind, |
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Aug 3 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Doty Park, Neenah
Skippers all over one large flower bed. Constantly moving. Hard to get photos. |
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Aug 4 2012 |
Terry Leasa
Location: My yard, City of Fond duLac
I watched something today that I've never noticed before. I was photographing the Hairsteak and I noticed that every time he landed on a flower he landed backwards . I didn't get it for a while but then it dawned on me. He was doing a security check on the flower before he ate. This guy would land, wiggle his tail (that looks like it has eyes and antenna), and if no one attacked he would turn around and enjoy a bit of nectar. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 4 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Bubolz Nature Preserve
Other than the very edges, no butterflies on the prairie. |
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Aug 4 2012 |
Janice Adomeit
Location: Waterloo
I have had three sightings of the Common Buckeye over the past week - two in Waterloo (different locations- 1 1/2 miles apart) and one in Marshall. |
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Aug 4 2012 |
John Dixon
Location: Brighton Township, Kenosha Co., WI.
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 4 2012 |
Tim Fenske
Location: West side of Little Green Lake, near Markesan
Sluggish individual, early morning on cottage steps. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 4 2012 |
Jorge Goderstad
Location: Mazomanie
Lake Marion east of Mazomanie. |
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Aug 4 2012 |
Joey Reichhoff
Location: Silver Lake
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 5 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Germania Marsh
I was surprised by how little was flying despite the abundant nectar sources available in the wetlands. |
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Aug 5 2012 |
Aaron Carlson
Location: Maiden Rock Bluff SNA
Sachems were very abundant, mainly nectaring on the clover prevalent in the mowed path around the prairie. The gray hairstreak was seen in the giant ragweed "jungle" near the parking lot. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 5 2012 |
Esjay
Location: Crex Meadows
Numbers falling. Low last night of 50. Clouded numbers low, few chances to verify vs Pink Edged. Dainty movement mostly south |
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Aug 5 2012 |
Ginny Nelson
Location: Cherokee Marsh
There were many more grasshoppers and dragonflies than butterflies. |
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Aug 5 2012 |
Peter Thornquist
Location: Milwaukee River, River Hills
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Aug 5 2012 |
K. Java
Location: My yard
Just leaving for a vacation when I spotted this one nectaring on the Swamp Milkweed along our shoreline. |
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Aug 5 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve
Sunny, windy and cool. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 5 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Bay Beach
Windy. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 5 2012 |
Aaron Carlson
Location: my yard in Menomonie
observed 2 individuals "fighting" on and off in my front yard garden. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 5 2012 |
Sylvia Edlebeck
Location: Fitchburg, various locations along E Cheryl Parkway
Not many butterflies today even though there were quite a few nectar sources. The first butterfly I saw today was a dainty sulphur, and for quite awhile I thought that would be my only butterfly for the day. I did see a few others later. Also quite a few dragonflies, damselflies, and grasshoppers. |
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Aug 6 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: At three areas along Lake Michigan in Kewanee
Sachems again were seen at all sites. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 6 2012 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Avoca Prairie
Not much going on. |
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Aug 6 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Winnebago County Park
Wet prairie. |
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Aug 6 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Marsh Rd. south of Weyauwega
Had to make a short notice trip to New London so I stopped at Marsh Road on the way home and it turned out to be a good idea again. Should stop here more often. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 6 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Mariners Trail, Two Rivers
Sachems in all garden areas and even nectaring on the tansy |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 6 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: French Creek WLA
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Aug 6 2012 |
Jim Ebner
Location: my garden Okauchee Lake
First Sachem of the year, nectaring on marigolds. This skipper is very sporadic in Waukesha County, and not seen consistently, as compared to the Fiery Skipper. |
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Aug 6 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Herziger Farm Retention Pond
Town of Neenah. Sunny, calm and cool. 8:00-8:30. Many Sachems. |
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Aug 7 2012 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Hardscrabble SNA, Ipswich SNA, Belmont Mound St Park
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 7 2012 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Various stops
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Aug 7 2012 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Dog Hollow Farm on Rush Creek Road
Weird Butterfly Tales...I did some concrete patching in the barn and cleaned the wheelbarrow out in the driveway. An hour later, loads of blues were puddling. A closer look revealed six species of Quikrete-loving butterflies. One other species, unidentified, was a grass skipper, probably Dun |
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Aug 7 2012 |
Rod Everson
Location: My garden in North Bend
Taken around noon. Couldn't get a picture from above, but from below it appears to be a male Sachem. Every time it perched it kept its wings folded up. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 7 2012 |
Lea O'Toole
Location: City of Racine,south end,2 blocks from Lake Michigan
Saw a Gray Hairstreak when I was watering my Rose of Sharon plant. It was way down into the center of the flower and did not seem to mind the bees pushing it out of the way as they tried to collect their pollen. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 7 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Lawrence Creek WLA
92 degrees and Sunny. Took it to the springs and creeks to find the BFs. A lot of new ground covered. Even found a stand of white cedars. One Mustard White had a lot of gray veins. |
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Aug 7 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Wautoma Wetlands Park
5:45-6:15 |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 7 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Mosquito Hill and N Water St.
All the skippers were at the pull off on N Water St. by the railroad tracks east of New London. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 7 2012 |
John Davis
Location: my backyard in Prairie du Chien
between 11:30 am and 2 pm the garden was busy with many butterflies, maybe the most I've seen this summer, low 90's and very sunny with a light NW wind the Fiery and Sachem were all males and were chasing one another and the other butterflies |
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Aug 7 2012 |
Jaye Nelson
Location: Hospital on Spring Street
A beautiful day. One red Admiral by the pond. Rather small and more orange marking than those of that last spring. Multiple Sachems nectaring in the flower bed at the turn into the cancer center. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 8 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Riverside Park gardens
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Aug 8 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Breezewood Ln. Retention Pond, Neenah
Just a five minute window in the morning to have a look. |
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Aug 9 2012 |
Joey Reichhoff
Location: Comstock Rd
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 10 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Sunny, 73, 2-4 PM.
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Aug 10 2012 |
Lester Doyle
Location: Lodi: Wildenberg Sand Prairie (town park in Harmony Grove area)
Seen 5 pm...air temp in the 70's with intermittent cloud cover and bright sunlight. Butterfly was active and first observed as small and white butterflyfrom the side. I manged to get a picture in the vegetation (first picture), and later it settled out on the trail with wings open for a while, allowing for close observation and pictures (second picture). |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 10 2012 |
Ginny Nelson
Location: International Crane Foundation
This is one of my favorite spots for viewing butterflies, and I usually see more variety. Some of the sandy areas are still dry and crunchy. |
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Aug 10 2012 |
Rod Everson
Location: My garden in North Bend
This male Sachem posed long enough to get several pictures from various angles. |
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Aug 10 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Marsh Rd. south of Weyauwega
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Aug 10 2012 |
Mary Backus
Location: Small prairie garden in my back yard in Ringle,
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 11 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Fremont Nature Area/ Railroad Grade Rd.
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Aug 11 2012 |
Aaron Carlson
Location: Brady's Bluff Prairie SNA
sunny, 78F. amazingly, I only saw 2 butterflies on the hike up and down the bluff. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 11 2012 |
Bob Ring
Location: Calumet County Fairgrounds
I saw a Mourning Cloak fly by today. |
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Aug 11 2012 |
Aaron Carlson
Location: Holland Sand Prairie SNA
late in the afternoon, 78F, turning cloudy. Again, hardly any butterflies seen. I was hoping for some good sightings today, but pretty much got skunked. |
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Aug 11 2012 |
Sylvia Edlebeck
Location: Schurch-Thomson Prairie, Brigham Township
Late afternoon, 75 degrees and sunny. One of the Eastern tailed blues was very worn. I saw something that I thought was a skipper, but upon closer examination it turned out to be one of my favorite moths, the chickweed geometer. I saw three of them in a very small area, so there may very well have been more of them around. |
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Aug 11 2012 |
Esjay
Location: Crex Meadows
Dainty's staying put. Third week most on one stretch of road, but singles in several new spots. Notable lack of punctuation butterflies all season. |
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Aug 11 2012 |
J. Simon
Location: Nine Springs
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 11 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Arrowhead Rd.
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Aug 11 2012 |
SWBA LWR Field Trip
Location: Blue River Unit (Grant Co.) and Avoca Unit (Iowa Co.) of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
This was the 6th annual field trip, to the Lower Wis Riverway, of the Southern Wis Butterfly Association, led by Mike Reese. 17 participants. We found 30 species, tying the 2010 trip. We encountered 12 immigrant species from the south, the highest of the 6 years. The immigrants were Checkered White, Orange Sulphur, Little Yellow, Sleepy orange, Dainty Sulphur, Gray Hairstreak, Red Admiral, Common Buckeye, Monarch, Common Checkered-Skipper, Fiery Skipper and Sachem. |
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Aug 11 2012 |
Joey Reichhoff
Location: Barronett
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Aug 11 2012 |
Peter Thornquist
Location: River Hills on the Milwaukee River
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Aug 12 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Wolf Wilderness Recreation Trail, Winneconne
Cloudy and cool. |
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Aug 12 2012 |
Dave Nance
Location: Madison
in a residential neighborhood on the near west side |
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Aug 12 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: Rotary Botanical Garden
75, cloudy, 2-3 PM |
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Aug 12 2012 |
Alex Harmon
Location: Near Crivitz
This is the first Harvester I have ever seen. These were at a cottage on the Peshtigo River. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 13 2012 |
Aaron Carlson
Location: Chippewa County Riverview Reserve, Chippewa Falls
70F, intermittent sprinkles. A brisk 30 min. walk at lunch time. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 13 2012 |
Lester Doyle
Location: Lodi: Wildenberg Sand Prairie
Saw three very cooperative individuals at three different locations within the park, all three feeding.
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Aug 13 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Lone Rock to Bakken’s Pond SNA
77 degrees and Sunny. Tawny Emperor landed on me twice. |
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Aug 13 2012 |
Jan Gehr
Location: Menomonee Park
Observed on Joe-Pye Weed along wetland path near Camp Pow Wow. |
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Aug 13 2012 |
Jym Mooney
Location: Forest Beach Migratory Preserve
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Aug 13 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Allen Centennial & Olbrich Gardens
77 degrees and sunny. 4:30-7:30 PM. Saw Fiery skipper males trying to mate with Sachem females at both locations. Saw Male Sachems at both locations. Red Admiral was at Olbrich and it could fly. |
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Aug 13 2012 |
Sharon Morgan
Location: In my town of Menasha yard....
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Aug 13 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Avoca WLA
77 degrees and Sunny. Did not find lost car keys.
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Aug 13 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Franzoi Park
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Aug 14 2012 |
Sharon Morgan
Location: my Town of Menasha yard....
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Aug 14 2012 |
Edgar Spalding
Location: Middleton, a nondescript suburban lawn
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Aug 14 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Shady Ln./ WIOUWASH Trail
West end of Shady Lane and the WIOUWASH Trail north from Medina Jct. Rd. to the county line and south a half mile. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 14 2012 |
Vicki Depies
Location: Our backyard, Random Lake Rd.
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Aug 14 2012 |
Ginny Nelson
Location: Ice Age Junction off PD
These observations were casual ones made while collecting prairie seeds for Dane County. |
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Aug 14 2012 |
Janice Adometi
Location: Charles Langer Family Park, Marshall
Spotted a Viceroy in the prairie flowers. I was able to track him for a couple of pictures. He doesn't stay at one place very long. |
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Aug 14 2012 |
Joan Braune
Location: olbrich garden
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Aug 15 2012 |
Sylvia Edlebeck
Location: Madison, UW Library Mall
A most entertaining half hour watching the skippers on this fairly large bed of purple flowers. They were very active. My challenge: How many skippers could I capture in one photo? Answer (to my disappointment): Two. A number of times I saw five skippers at the same time with the naked eye but was unable to capture more than two in one photo. |
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Aug 15 2012 |
Jym Mooney
Location: Riveredge Nature Center, Newburg
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 15 2012 |
Ann Thering
Location: Olbrich Botanical Gardens
My first Wisconsin Horace's! She didn't stick around too long. The Gray Hairstreak in the image nectaring on goldenrod was found on last Saturday's SWBA field trip. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 15 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: WIOUWASH Trail
North a half mile from Fairview Rd. and south one mile. |
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Aug 16 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: Fond du Lac County Park
Warm, breezy, sunny. White-faced hornet was very agressive about chasing the monarch. |
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Aug 17 2012 |
Jym Mooney
Location: Whitnall Park, Hales Corners
Male Pipevine Swallowtail seen flying a few times, but never settled down for a photo. I had a clear view of the metallic pale blue upper hind wings. |
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Aug 17 2012 |
Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Also saw 2 hummingbird moths and 3 Great Spreadwing damselflies. |
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Aug 17 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Emmons Creek
The barrens had several Common Wood-Nymphs and Great Spangled Fritillaries but that's it. Also walked around Fountain Lake. Lots of miles per butterfly today. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 17 2012 |
Jaye Nelson
Location: Racine lake front from Siena Cdenter in North to Dekovin Center in South
Sighting during the week of Aug 13 to 17, 2012. Two rainy days with out sightings. Today was a magnificant day with a nice breeze off the lake blue skies perfect weather for butterfly hunting. Many Mourning Cloak by the lake in the mud getting their minerals. One landed right in front of me on a rock saying, "Here I am, I want my picture taken." Most of the BF were in the weeds or bushes around the lake. Many Skippers. Mike, I still have problems with the skippers. I hope these photos might be clear enough to ID. Still working on learning Skipper characteristics. This web page has videos that help in case you haven't seen the page: http://www.rkwalton.com/skippers/field_skippers.php. J |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 17 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: Hwy 16 south of Hwy 23
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Aug 17 2012 |
Sylvia Edlebeck
Location: Fitchburg, Quarry Ridge Recreation Area
Not much time for butterflying today, but I managed to squeeze in 20 minutes between appointments. How many butterflies can you see in 20 minutes? Today it was 4 species, 13+ individual butterflies. And they were photogenic to boot. A lucky day. |
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Aug 17 2012 |
Tim Fenske
Location: Rock Island S.P. (soon to have a new corporate name?)
I found some records I hadn't submitted from 2012 that I think will include a new WI species for me. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 17 2012 |
Tori Graham
Location: Chiwaukee Prairie
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 17 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: My Yard, and various places in Oxford Township
72 degrees and sunny. Blooming Alfalfa in the ditch was a big draw. |
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Aug 17 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Lawrence Creek SNA
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 17 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: SW Part of Mukwa Wildlife Area
An early, quick walk-through. Just starting to come out. |
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Aug 18 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: SW Part of Mukwa Wildlife Area
I think this was the sixth Morning Cloak I saw this year (including my first butterfly of the year), but it was the first one close enough, or sat long enough to positively identify. Finally. |
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Aug 18 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Walking Iron County Park
3-4:30 PM |
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Aug 18 2012 |
Sylvia Edlebeck
Location: Fitchburg, Quarry Ridge Recreation Area
I walked around the back part of this park which includes a large pond. The butterfly of the day was the Eastern tailed blue which was present everywhere I went in the park. |
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Aug 18 2012 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Several Stops From Rush Creek SNA to Prairie Du Chien
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 18 2012 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Rush Creek SNA
Brought camera up to shoot a picture and it took off never to be seen again.... |
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Aug 18 2012 |
Jym Mooney
Location: Lake Park, Milwaukee
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Aug 18 2012 |
Tim Fenske
Location: Rock Island SP
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Aug 18 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Marsh Rd. south of Weyauwega
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Aug 18 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Avoca LWR
1-2:30 PM. Hackberry's on 2 of the 3 roads. 1 where the pine plantation meets the meadow. |
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Aug 18 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Blue River LWR
10:30-12:30 PM. |
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Aug 19 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: WIOUWASH Trail
Larson trailhead north to II and south to Hillcrest Dr. and then east 1/2 mile. Decent photos few and far between for some reason. |
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Aug 19 2012 |
Tim Fenske
Location: Rock Island State Park
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Aug 19 2012 |
Nick Anich
Location: Residential area near golf course
Just wandering around in my parents' yard - ton of Fierys and Sachems. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 19 2012 |
Ron Arnold
Location: my property and surrounding property in the town of Seneca
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Aug 19 2012 |
Ryan Brady
Location: My house off Wanabo Rd west of Washburn
Dainty Sulphurs and Sachems were highlights. Not much flying up here these days though I haven't been out much in the past month. |
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Aug 19 2012 |
Ryan Brady
Location: Downtown Ashland
Casual observation in a friend's garden in town - Sachems are apparently abundant and widespread. |
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Aug 19 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: My yard in Brockway
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Aug 20 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Marsh Rd. north of Weyauwega
This road is much improved since I was here last spring. It was so rutted up it was hard to make it through. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 20 2012 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Wis River boat landing, Castle Rd, Spring Green Preserve, Spring Green Library Garden
Several Fiery Skippers and Sachems were dizzyingly active at the Spring Green Library small garden. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 20 2012 |
Rachael Butek
Location: Rural road south-west of Colfax
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 20 2012 |
Robin Verhasselt
Location: Hillview Road, Phlox
Mourning cloak resting on our deck. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 20 2012 |
Ryan Brady
Location: DNR Service Center on west side of Ashland
Sachems galore... |
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Aug 20 2012 |
Judith Huf
Location: Lake Park
Got back from Florida last night. The weather is so lovely and cool here. I had only a little time for a short walk in the park. Sachems everywhere. |
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Aug 21 2012 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Aldo Leopold Foundation
Butterflies seen during walks at breaks on campus. |
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Aug 21 2012 |
John Davis
Location: my backyard in Prairie du Chien
Nice afternoon, sunny with light breeze There were Fiery and Sachem Skippers everywhere, difficult to count, and at one time a large group of male Fiery Skipper formed a whirling cloud as they chased one another around the garden |
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Aug 21 2012 |
Judith Huf
Location: Froedtert Hospital Grounds
While waiting for a friend at the hospital, I took a walk by the cattail ponds. Beautiful flowers, frogs, bunnies, birds, and dragonflies, as well as butterflies. Wonderful peaceful place next to a busy medical center. |
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Aug 21 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Colic Slough Road
I had five extra minutes so I thought I'd check out this road. Lots of milkweed and joe-pye-weed. I'll be back. |
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Aug 21 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Marsh Rd. north of Weyauwega
Walked the rest of the gravel portion that I didn't do yesterday. Habitat not so different but the butterflies were. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtails were both black forms. One fresh, the other not so much. The fresh one touched my chest and flew off without posing. I have no idea where that Eyed Brown came from. I might have seen a Mustard but my best photo was not so good. Please delete it if it doesn't pass muster. Thanks. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 21 2012 |
Armund Bartz
Location: Holland Sand Prairie SNA
Warm clear day. The site is great for butterflies right now with nearly 1000 rough blazingstars in full bloom. The sheer number of blazingstars coupled with the large number of sachems made it difficult to search for Leonard's skipper. I did get some rusty orange skippers but they were Fiery skippers. Interesting that Aaron Carlson picked up so few butterflies just a week and one half ago. How quickly things can change!! |
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Aug 22 2012 |
Vicki Depies
Location: Our backyard, Random Lake Rd.
Sad to say, I haven't yet seen any Giant Swallowtails this year; still waiting! |
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Aug 22 2012 |
Chuck Petters
Location: Marsh Road
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Aug 22 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: WIOUWASH Trail
North a half mile from Oakridge Road and south one mile. 09:00 to 10:15. Must have been way too early. |
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Aug 22 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Franzoi Park, Town of Neenah
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Aug 23 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA
Lots of nectar sources with nothing nectaring here, but I did see a Southern Dogface. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 23 2012 |
Andy Paulios and Joel Trick
Location: Aldo Leopold Foundation Property
Seen near building |
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Aug 23 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Town of Menasha Open Space
This is an unnamed open space located on the west shore of Little Lake Butte des Morts and south of the bridge. It is owned by the Town of Menasha. This is where the Fox River PCB dredging operation took place. When the dredging was done it was planted in prairie. I walked through here last year when the prairie was in it's first year. This year it is ten times better. I was very surprised. Tons of Sachems. I more or less walked the perimeter and a diagonal line on both sides of the creek. There has to be a hundred Sachems per acre here. |
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Aug 23 2012 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Walking iron park
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Aug 24 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Edgewater Park
Dog friendly side of the park. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 24 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: White River Marsh Wildlife Area
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Aug 24 2012 |
K. Java
Location: Fish Lake SWA
I got tired of counting the Dainty Sulphurs. They were on the sides of almost every road I traveled. An unexpected find of a Karner on scat. |
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Aug 24 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Franzoi Park, Town of Neenah
Found time for a short walk this afternoon. Sunny and breezy. |
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Aug 24 2012 |
Aaron Carlson
Location: Kempers Woods, Chippewa Falls
82F, breezy, mostly sunny. 45-min lunch walk. Not much flying except grasshoppers. |
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Aug 24 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: WIOUWASH Trail
From Breezewood Lane to Highway G and back. 09:30 to 10:45. Light rain off and on. I felt lucky I did not get skunked. |
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Aug 24 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: My yard in Brockway
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Aug 25 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: West Side Park, Berlin
Stopped at this park on the way through to see if anything was in the flower beds. It isn't very big but there were three male Sachem battling. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 25 2012 |
Jim Otto
Location: Meadow Valley SWA along Buckley Rd
Extremely dry conditions. I made a quick check between Copper Rd and Hwy 173, but found few butterflies. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 25 2012 |
Jim Ebner
Location: my yard Okauchee
My first Fiery Skipper successfully reared . Forty five days from egg to adult...emerging today. These skippers dominated my garden since early July and flew in company with Sachems for about a week. Sachems have not been seen currently. |
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Aug 25 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Colic Slough Road
The S-B Frits gave me trouble. Had to go back to that spot five times before one sat in a place where I could identify it. |
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Aug 25 2012 |
Donnalynn Bloedel
Location: field near my house in Campbellsport
Very few butterflies out there today. |
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Aug 25 2012 |
Jim Otto
Location: Black River State Forest
Best place was on the recently reconstructed dike of the Lower Wilson Marsh Flowage. Along this dike I found my first ever Variegated Frits, plus many, many Dainty Sulphurs. A couple of other grass skippers were too fast for me to ID. Spotted and photographed the 2 resting Beavers at Tanner Flowage. |
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Aug 25 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Cretan Labyrinth Garden, Regner Park, West Bend
The skippers were very active. At one point I saw five skippers swirling above the flowers. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 25 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Kohler-Andrae State Park
Black River Trail area off of County V. The male Sachem was courting this female for at least ten minutes. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 25 2012 |
Jaye Nelson
Location: Boat launch behind Gateway down town area
Sunny, 79 degrees, muggy, no breeze, marsh like area and lake front. Many Sailboats. Birds starting to gather for trip south. Multiple skippers. Ever present Cabbage Whites. |
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Aug 25 2012 |
Joan Rickert
Location: yard, rural Medford
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Aug 26 2012 |
Ron Arnold
Location: my property and surrounding property in the town of Seneca
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Aug 26 2012 |
Aaron Carlson
Location: Dunnville Barrens SNA
85F, partly cloudy, somewhat breezy. I thought we'd see a lot more today, the weather seemed good for butterflies, and the Liatris and goldenrods were abundantly in full bloom. I only saw the Leonard's Skipper when I went chasing after a skink, otherwise, I probably would not have seen it. Also saw a white Liatris aspera. I don't know how common the white ones are, but that's the first one I've ever seen. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 26 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: WIOUWASH Trail
Low 70's, overcast and very humid. North to the county line from Medina Junction Road and south 3/4 of a mile. |
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Aug 26 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Brockway Rd.
Surprising number of Aphrodite Fritillaries. |
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Aug 26 2012 |
Rhonda Curtiss
Location: Pikes Creek Parkway
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Aug 26 2012 |
Joan Rickert
Location: yard, rural Medford
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Aug 26 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: My Yard
77 degrees and cloudy. 4 PM. Quick walk around to see what was flying. Dainties have been the only consistant flyers here for the last few weeks. |
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Aug 27 2012 |
Lish Burton
Location: Northeastern side of city of Sheboygan
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Aug 27 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Schmeekle Reserve
Around the parking lot off Northpoint Dr. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 27 2012 |
Vicki Depies
Location: Our backyard, Random Lake Rd.
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Aug 27 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Navarino Wildlife Area
Also went to the nature center looking for Sachems in the butterfly garden without success. Lots of Big Sand Tiger Beetles around here. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 28 2012 |
Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Black Earth
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Aug 28 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Buboltz Nature Preserve
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 28 2012 |
Pam Campbell
Location: My garden, near Colfax
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Aug 28 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Pine Island WLA, Rowe WPA, & Rocky Run WLA
84 Degrees, Sunny > Hazy > Partly Sunny. Lots to see. Mustard White stopped for a good look at Rocky Run, but no pict. Saw some large fast flying sulphurs flying long distances over the grasslands that didn't. 2 of the upper grasslands at Rocky Run are now round bales. Am excited for next spring as I found an area similar to the one at my father-in-law's, where I find Juniper Hairstreaks and E. Pine Elfins. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 28 2012 |
Pam Campbell
Location: In my garden near Colfax.
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Aug 29 2012 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Back roads near Weyauwega
Mostly Marsh Road south of Weyauwega and Colic Slough Road. Mustard White at Colic Slough Rd. I thought I saw one here last time but I couldn't be sure. Nineteen Dainty Sulphurs at the southeast corner of the fair grounds and nine on Marsh Rd. |
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Aug 29 2012 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Bauer Brockway SNS
Quick stop on the way to Minneapolis. Very dry. |
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Aug 29 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: Across the street from the Tubby Forest Marker, Hwys 27/70
75, sunny |
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Aug 29 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: Sand Lake boat landing, CR-E south of Hwy 27/70
75, sunny |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 29 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: Park in Hayward, 3rd & Kansas
Warm & sunny |
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Aug 29 2012 |
Vicki Depies
Location: Our backyard, Random Lake Rd.
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 29 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: Namekagon-Court Oreilles Portage Historical Marker, Hwy 27 south of Hayward
75, sunny & breezy. |
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Aug 29 2012 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Several locations from Katies Garden in Platteville to East Dubuque area..
Warm, 90 degrees. The Sleepy Orange was seen at the same place we found that species 3 weeks ago. It was gratifying to see blues puddling in this area under severe drought! |
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Aug 29 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: Pierre Esprit Radisson and Medart Grosellieres, Hwy 27
75, sunny |
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Aug 29 2012 |
Jeanne Scherer
Location: N5680 County Road Q, Jefferson
I saw this butterfly on the Lavendar Hyssop in my new (small) butterfly garden today. I first spotted it from the back window and at one point wondered if it was a drunken goldfinch with all that frantic flapping in the breeze! I was so excited that my camera was able to catch good images. This morning the garden also had a catepillar I have to id but didn't get a photo of. Monarch's I think. I can't wait to see what else it attracts! |
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Aug 30 2012 |
Fern Springs
Location: Brockway & Bauer Rds
88, sunny |
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Aug 30 2012 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: My yard
91 degrees, sunny and windy. 15 minutes in the yard and garden. Yesterday there were 25+ Dainty Sulphurs here. Even in the woods/marsh. Male and female Sachem. |
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Aug 30 2012 |
Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Black Earth, in garden
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Aug 31 2012 |
Nick Anich
Location: Wisconsin Point
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 31 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Toft Point SNA
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 31 2012 |
Vicki Depies
Location: Our backyard, Random Lake Rd.
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Aug 31 2012 |
Dorothy Legler
Location: My yard in Sauk City
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Aug 31 2012 |
Mike Reese
Location: Mariner's Trail, Two Rivers
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Aug 31 2012 |
Ginny Nelson
Location: Governor Nelson State Park
There were also a couple of Skippers I could not ID with certainty. |
The red admiral was on the lakeshore path. The skippers were in the flower beds outside Bascom Hall, the Social Science Building, and Ingraham Hall.